New method for off-policy evaluation in POMDPs using future-dependent value functions.
problem Curse of horizon in off-policy evaluation for POMDPs.
method Develops future-dependent value functions and minimax learning method.
result PAC result and Bellman completeness for the proposed OPE estimator.
Neural networks model future values in finance.
problem Modeling future values of financial portfolios.
method Deep learning with neural networks to parameterize future values, optimizing parameters.
result Obtained expected positive/negative exposures for specific financial products.
The paper proposes a method to decompose value functions in RL for better understanding and prediction.
problem Understanding and predicting the dynamics and returns in reinforcement learning models.
method A two-step approach decomposing the value function into future dynamics and trajectory returns, with a practical deep RL algorithm.
result The proposed algorithm outperforms in MuJoCo tasks, especially under delayed reward settings.
This paper uses Monte Carlo simulation to value quality options in agricultural futures contracts.
problem Valuation of quality options in agricultural futures to prevent manipulation and improve hedging performance.
method Monte Carlo simulation with antithetic variables for efficiency.
result Demonstrates a method to estimate the value of quality options in agricultural futures contracts.
Study on future-dependent value functions for off-policy evaluation in complex environments.
problem Exponential dependence on horizon in off-policy evaluation for complex observations.
method Developed novel coverage assumptions for POMDPs to achieve polynomial bounds.
result Achieved polynomial bounds on previously exponential quantities, improving off-policy evaluation.
Two new models improve option valuation for negative or mean reverting futures markets.
problem Valuation of futures contracts with negative underlying prices.
method Proposed two models: Ornstein-Uhlenbeck and continuous time GARCH.
result Improved option values compared to Black 76, especially for negative or mean reverting markets.
Study optimizes funding rates for cryptocurrency perpetual futures to maintain price alignment.
problem Maintaining alignment between perpetual future prices and target values in cryptocurrency markets.
method Developed replicating portfolios and path-dependent funding rates using path-dependent infinite-horizon BSDEs and arbitrage pricing theory.
result Appropriate funding rate design can keep perpetual future prices aligned with target values.
Study examines liquidation, leverage, and optimal margin requirements in Bitcoin futures markets.
problem Understanding and optimizing margin requirements in Bitcoin futures markets.
method Empirical analysis using generalized extreme value theory and BitMEX data.
result Margin requirements need to be significantly higher to reduce daily margin calls.
The paper tackles fVaR prediction methods in finance.
problem Predicting future values at risk (fVaR) in finance.
method Various methods including Nested MC-empirical quantile, percentiles from distributions, quantile regressions, and limited inner simulations.
result Improved methods for predicting fVaRs, including those that are computationally efficient.
The future value of a security is described as a random variable. Distribution of this random variable is the formal image of risk uncertainty. On the other side, any present value is defined as a value equivalent to the given future value. This equivalence relationship is a subjective. Thus follows, that present value…
The study compares econometric and deep learning models for forecasting COMEX copper futures volatility.
problem Forecasting volatility of COMEX copper futures across different time intervals.
method Econometric models (GARCH, HAR) and deep learning models (RNN, LSTM, GRU) applied to daily and hourly data.
result Deep learning models outperform econometric models in hourly data, but HAR remains the best overall for daily data.
In this paper, the author considers the numerical computation of CVA for large systems by Mote Carlo methods. He introduces two types of stochastic mesh methods for the computations of CVA. In the first method, stochastic mesh method is used to obtain the future value of the derivative contracts. In the second method, …
Proves lower discount rates are needed for future losses.
problem Determining appropriate discount rates for future losses.
method Analyzes climate change and discount rates debate.
result Risk requires a lower, not higher, discount rate.
This work analyzes the value of future reward information in RL.
problem Analyzing the impact of knowing future rewards in reinforcement learning.
method Competitive analysis and worst-case reward distribution.
result Exact ratios between standard RL agents and those with future-reward lookahead.
Maximally hyperbolic solutions contain future neighborhoods of intersecting hypersurfaces.
problem Maximally globally hyperbolic solutions of higher-dimensional vacuum Einstein equations.
method Analyzing intersections of characteristic hypersurfaces.
result Contains a future neighborhood of intersecting hypersurfaces.
We consider the valuation of contingent claims with delayed dynamics in a Black&Scholes complete market model. We find a pricing formula that can be decomposed into terms reflecting the market values of the past and the present, showing how the valuation of future cashflows cannot abstract away from the contribution of…
Develops a new approach to learn value predictors from data.
problem Learning effective value predictors from data in reinforcement learning.
method Combines model learning and model-free methods to learn what to model.
result Significantly improves value prediction in simple and complex domains.
Deep learning approximates Bermudan option exposures and future values.
problem Computing accurate expected and future exposures for high-dimensional Bermudan options.
method Neural network-based approach combining Deep Optimal Stopping and regression.
result Neural network approximations of pathwise option values are more accurate.
Optimal futures trading strategy in a changing market model.
problem Dynamic trading in a regime-switching market.
method Utility maximization approach with HJB equations reduced to linear ODEs.
result Optimal futures positions and portfolio value across market regimes.
In many forecasting applications, it is valuable to predict not only the value of a signal at a certain time point in the future, but also the values leading up to that point. This is especially true in clinical applications, where the future state of the patient can be less important than the patient's overall traject…
We present GLASSES: Global optimisation with Look-Ahead through Stochastic Simulation and Expected-loss Search. The majority of global optimisation approaches in use are myopic, in only considering the impact of the next function value; the non-myopic approaches that do exist are able to consider only a handful of futu…
Optimal trading strategy for multiple futures contracts with stochastic bases.
problem Dynamic trading of multiple futures contracts with different underlying assets.
method Proposed a multi-dimensional scaled Brownian bridge model to capture joint dynamics, leading to semi-explicit solutions of HJB equations.
result Derived optimal long-short trading strategy that considers contango and backwardation.
This paper applies the Extreme-Value (EV) Generalised Pareto distribution to the extreme tails of the return distributions for the S&P500, FT100, DAX, Hang Seng, and Nikkei225 futures contracts. It then uses tail estimators from these contracts to estimate spectral risk measures, which are coherent risk measures that r…
Derives formula for present value of future consumer goods multiplier.
problem Evaluating the present value of future consumer goods investments.
method Derives a formula based on geometric sequence and investigates macroeconomic implications.
result The present value of the future consumer goods multiplier is close to one.
We study the optimal trading policies for a wind energy producer who aims to sell the future production in the open forward, spot, intraday and adjustment markets, and who has access to imperfect dynamically updated forecasts of the future production. We construct a stochastic model for the forecast evolution and deter…
In reinforcement learning the Q-values summarize the expected future rewards that the agent will attain. However, they cannot capture the epistemic uncertainty about those rewards. In this work we derive a new Bellman operator with associated fixed point we call the `knowledge values'. These K-values compress both the …
The main goal of this paper is presentation a modern axiomatic approach to financial arithmetic. At the first, the axiomatic financial arithmetic theory was proposed by Peccati who has introduced the axiomatic definition of the future value. This theory has been extensively developed in past years. Proposed approach to…
Deep learning predicts stock prices using CNN and NALUs.
problem Predicting future stock prices accurately.
method Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for feature extraction and Neural Arithmetic Logic Units (NALUs) for arithmetic operations.
result Improved accuracy in predicting stock prices.
We describe the Customer LifeTime Value (CLTV) prediction system deployed at ASOS.com, a global online fashion retailer. CLTV prediction is an important problem in e-commerce where an accurate estimate of future value allows retailers to effectively allocate marketing spend, identify and nurture high value customers an…
Investor optimizes stock investments with noisy future price signals.
problem Optimizing stock investments with uncertain future stock prices.
method Dynamic investment strategy with partial observation of Brownian motion.
result Closed-form solution for optimal investment problem.
Proposes MLCNN for better multivariate time series forecasting.
problem Challenges in forecasting multivariate time series, especially the limitation of predicting only one future moment.
method MLCNN, a multi-task deep learning framework inspired by Construal Level Theory, fuses future visions of near and distant future predictions.
result Significant improvements in forecasting accuracy (4.59% RMSE reduction, 6.87% MAE reduction) on real-world datasets.
Model assesses systemic risk in crude oil and gasoline futures markets.
problem Systemic risk in high-frequency crude oil and gasoline futures markets.
method Hawkes flocking model examining endogeneity and interactivity.
result Significantly higher endogenous systemic risk in WTI crude oil compared to gasoline, with gasoline having a higher influence on WTI.
Optimizes dividends with stability for risky businesses.
problem Maximizing dividends with stability in risky businesses.
method Linear-quadratic optimization for a general Lévy process.
result Derives optimal affine dividend strategies with stability.
We propose RUDDER, a novel reinforcement learning approach for delayed rewards in finite Markov decision processes (MDPs). In MDPs the Q-values are equal to the expected immediate reward plus the expected future rewards. The latter are related to bias problems in temporal difference (TD) learning and to high variance p…
Research examines GMIB and reset options in variable annuities.
problem Understanding the value and rationality of GMIB and reset options.
method Exploration of various parameters affecting GMIB value and calculation of critical future interest rates for reset option rationality.
result Insight into how future market performance and interest rates influence policyholder and insurer actions.
Reverse-weighted portfolios outperform in commodity futures markets.
problem Efficiency of commodity futures markets.
method Permutation-weighted portfolios, rank-based methods.
result Reverse-weighted portfolio outperforms price-weighted portfolio.
Machine learning reveals inventory effects on VSTOXX futures pricing.
problem Understanding how inventory affects VSTOXX futures pricing.
method Combining stochastic processes and machine learning, we formulate and calibrate a Heston model for VSTOXX futures pricing.
result Machine learning models show that inventory significantly impacts VSTOXX futures prices.
The paper studies estimation of parameters of diffusion market models from historical data. The standard definition of implied volatility for these models presents its value as an implicit function of several parameters, including the risk-free interest rate. In reality, the risk free interest rate is unknown and need …
This paper presents non-parametric estimates of spectral risk measures applied to long and short positions in 5 prominent equity futures contracts. It also compares these to estimates of two popular alternative measures, the Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES). The spectral risk measures are conditioned on …
New algorithm borrows future randomness to stabilize model-free control.
problem Double sampling problem in model-free control with nonlinear approximations.
method Borrowing from the future (BFF) algorithm to approximate re-sampling of next states.
result BFF is close to unbiased SGD under smooth dynamics, validated by simulations.
This paper investigates how realized and option implied volatilities are related to the future quantiles of commodity returns. Whereas realized volatility measures ex-post uncertainty, volatility implied by option prices reveals the market's expectation and is often used as an ex-ante measure of the investor sentiment.…
Low-rank forecasting improves consistency in time series predictions.
problem Forecasting multiple values of a time series using past values.
method Breaks forecasting into estimating a latent state and future values, using convex optimization.
result Forecast consistency is achieved, meaning estimates of the same value at different times are consistent.
For environmental problems such as global warming future costs must be balanced against present costs. This is traditionally done using an exponential function with a constant discount rate, which reduces the present value of future costs. The result is highly sensitive to the choice of discount rate and has generated …
Proposes a graph neural network for futures price prediction.
problem Challenges in high-frequency trading of futures prices.
method Heterogeneous Continual Graph Neural Network (STGNN) integrating multi-factor pricing theories.
result Outperforms other models in prediction accuracy on 49 commodity futures.
This paper presents a model based on multilayer feedforward neural network to forecast crude oil spot price direction in the short-term, up to three days ahead. A great deal of attention was paid on finding the optimal ANN model structure. In addition, several methods of data pre-processing were tested. Our approach is…
This study improves stock price prediction by incorporating anticipated macroeconomic policy changes.
problem Improving accuracy in stock price prediction.
method Incorporates future expected macroeconomic policy changes and historical stock prices.
result Our method outperforms conventional approaches with an RMSE of 1.61 compared to 1.75.
The study extracts market direction from transaction data.
problem Extracting market direction from transaction data.
method Dynamic equation with time scale selection from past transactions.
result Automatic determination of time scale for price calculation.
Study optimal timing to divest from assets with uncertain future scenarios.
problem Optimal timing to divest from assets with uncertain future scenarios.
method Smooth model of decision making under ambiguity aversion, optimal stopping problem with learning.
result Proves a minimax result reducing the problem to standard optimal stopping problems with learning.